Monthly Archives: May 2012

CMD Calls Unions for Meeting on 1st June

31 Thursday May 2012

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The BSNL Management has called the Forum of BSNL Unions / Associations for discussion on the issues raised in the proposed Indefinite Strike from 13th June. The meeting will take place at 1030 hours on 1st June in the Board Room on 3rd floor.

The meeting of the Forum held today decided to form similar Forums at all levels and actively prepare for the strike. In addition to the Convener, Forum, the following unions/associations have signed the strike notice served on the BSNL Manaagement: BSNLEU, SNEA, AIBSNLEA, NFTE, NFTBE, TEPU, BSNLMS, BSNL ATM, BTU BSNL, BSNLWRU, SEWA BSNL, BTEU BSNL, AIGETOA, BSNLOA, AIBCTES and BSNL NTSU. FNTO has intimated that they will participate but will serve the notice separately.  Except a few unions all other unions have already signed the strike notice.

Copies of the Strike Notice have been sent to Shri Kapil Sibal, Communications Minister,  Shri Milind Deora, State Minister, Shri R.Chandrasekhar, Secretary, DOT, Chief labour Commissioner and PGM (SR).

The Demonstration/Dharna called by Forum a great success.

31 Thursday May 2012

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The notice for today’s dharna was given at short notice. But the reaction was fantastic. From the reports received so far, the demonstrations have been organised with good participation in almost all the SSAs.

In Corporate Office Delhi, it was dharna instead of demonstration. Hundreds of comrades participated in the dharna. The workers raised slogans focussing the demands on the basis of which the dharna was organised.

Com. VAN Namboodiri, Convener of the Forum, inaugurated the dharna. Coms. P.Abhimanyu, GS BSNLEU, Prahlad Rai GS AIBSNLEA, G.L.Jogi President SNEA and leaders of all the organisations addressed. The Circle Secretaries assured that the strike from 13th June will be a good strike in Corporate office and NTR.

Bandh, Demonstrations against price rise today- Forum programmes also

31 Thursday May 2012

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On 31st May, today, various parties have given call for Bandh, rallies, protest demonstrations, rasta roko and other programmes of struggles against the intolerable petrol price hike, which will escalate the prices of all essential commodities. During the last few years of the UPA government, the price of petrol has been hiked more than 15 times, making the price almost double.

Who gets benefit out of imposing this burden on the common people and the working class? It is the private and PSU Oil Companies and the Central and State governments. The real price of petrol is only about half, the other half being the customs duty, taxes etc. The government which should subsidise the poor for their daily requirements is subsidising the rich and corporates to amass wealth at the same time imposing high tax on petrol and other essential commodities.

Tha is why not only the opposition parties including the Left Parties, but also even allies of the government have come to the streets. Most of the trade unions have called for demonstrations and other  forms of agitation.

BSNLEU has given call for participating in the protest demonstrations and other protest programmes.

In addition, the protest demonstrations on our own demands, which the Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations also have to be implemented effectively. If the Forum programme could not be organised due to Bandh etc. today, it is to be organised tomorrow, 1st June 2012.

Farewell, Com.Kitty Menon !

30 Wednesday May 2012

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Com.Kitty Menon has passed away. She was 90 years old and was serving in the editorial staff of the People’s Democracy. Educated in UK and highly qualified she came to India, taught in JNU and other colleges. From the start she was attracted to Marxism and was active from the student days.

Later she completely engaged with party work and was in People’s Democracy.

Farewell Com.Kitty Menon ! Red salute!

 

PPP – a new method of privatisation and source for corruption

30 Wednesday May 2012

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It is not surprising that the government is hell-bent on Public-Private Participation (PPP) projects in almost all sectors. But experiences have shown that it is a source of corruption and handing over valuable national assets at cheap rate to big business and MNCs.

Take the new airports in Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad etc. which have been given to private companies. Now they are charging huge rates from travellers for airport charges. The private contractors are charging heavy toll charges for using the public road.

The PPP means utilisng the public assets for private profit. Can we support it?

FDI in Retail – The Mexican Warning

30 Wednesday May 2012

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Government of India and specially the Prime Minister and Finance Minister are batting for increase of FDI in retail sector. It was only due to the strong opposition from the opposition parties even from some of the allies of the UPA government that they have been unable to pass the bill on increase of FDI.

Why opposition parties are against increased FDI. It will destroy the crores of small retail traders and their families if these MNCs like Wall-Mart are allowed to open their shops in India. The experience of Mexica has been explained by a write-up in the Business Line today, under the heading ‘A Mexican Warning on retail FDI’. It states that Wall-Mart has taken over nearly half of Mexico’s retail business with just over 2 lakh employees. In contrast Indian retail sector employes 4 crores. Where these 4 crores and their families will go. No other place but to unemployment.

Another issue is gross corruption. Wall-Mart grew only thorough bribery and corruption. Hence we have continue our opposition and defeat the government move to increase the FDI in retail sector.

NTP – Licence for 10 years instead of 20

30 Wednesday May 2012

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In order to help the private companies and to reduce the charges they have to pay, the DOT is proposing to make the licence period to be 10 years instead of 20 years. We have to make our opinion as to which is beneficial for BSNL.

In the meanwhile, the new TRAI Chairman Shri Rahul Khullar has supported the note submitted by the earlier Chairman increasing the spectrum charges. The private companies have been aggressively opposing it.

Implementation Govt. orders on increased wage to Casual Workers

30 Wednesday May 2012

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The BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation has demanded that the wage of the Casual workers in BSNL should be raised from the present Rs.5740 plus DA to Rs. 7000 plus DA  as per the Ministry of Personnel Public grievances & Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training) order  No. 49011/31/2008-Estt-(C) dated 23-01-2012. Letter has been addressed to the Director (Finance) BSNL for early action in the matter.

Organise demonstration in all SSAs/Cirlces – Call by Forum

30 Wednesday May 2012

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The call of the Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations for massive demonstrations with maximum participation at all SSAs and Circle Office premises to protest against the discrimination and injustice to the executives and the Non-Executives  and also demanding the settlement of the issues raised by the Forum has been much appreciated the workers. Workers at the field level are making necessary arrangement to make the same a big success. All the General Secretaries of the unions participating in the Forum have given calls to their field level leaders to make the programme a grand success.

At the Corporate Office, Bharat Sanchar Bhawan, it will be dharna with massive mobilisation. The General secretaries and other leaders will address the same.

The Managment has called the Forum for discussion on 1st June.